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I. N. DAWSN.

GATE.

APPLIUATION Hmm PEB. 1, 1913.

1992,90 1 Patented Apr; 14, 1914.

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GATE.

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APPLIGATION FILED FEB. 1, 1913.

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To all whom, t may concern.'

Be it known that-VI, sAAo N. Dawson, citizen of the United States,residing at Peru, in the county 4of Miami and State of Indiana, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Gates, of which thefollowing is a specification, reference being had therein to theaccompanying drawing.

This invention relates to a gate of the type which is generally usedupon farms, and the principal object of the invention is to provide agate which may be easily opened and closed and which may be adjusted topermit small animals to pass out, while preventing larger animals fromdoing so.

Another objectI of the invention is to provide an improved means forpermitting the gate to be longitudinally adjusted upon its support.

Another object of the invention is to so construct the support that thegate may be angularly adjusted as well as longitudinally adjusted.

With these and other objects in view this invention consists of certainnovel combinations, constructions, and arrangements of parts as will behereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings :-Figure 1 is a. perspective view showingthe gate in a closed position. Fig. 2 is a perspective view showing thegate angularly adjusted to permit small animals such as hogs to passbeneath the gate. Fig. 3 is a perspective view showing the gate opened.Fig. t is a view in elevation showing the gate moved longitudinal toleave the gate partially open. Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the upperportion of the diagonal supporting bar for the gate. Fig. 6 is aperspective view of the bracket which carries the supporting roller atthe upper end of the diagonal supporting bar. Fig. 7 is a. fragmentarysectional view of the hinge at the lower end of the gate and the lowerend portion of the diagonal supporting bar. Fig". 8 is a fragment-arysectional view showing the manner of pivotally mounting the upper endportion of the gate.

From an inspection of the drawings it will be readily seen that thisgate is mounted between the end posts 10 and 11 which are placed uponopposite sides of the road. The gate is pivotally connected with thebrackets 12 and is held in a closed position by having itslongitudinally extending bars Specification of Letters Patent.

Application led February 1, 1913.

Patented Apr. 1li, 1911.

Serial No. 745,750.

inserted between the post 11 and the vertically extending st-rip 13which is held in spaced relation to the post 11 by the blocks 111.

The support for the gate includes the vertical standard 15 having itsupper and lower end port-ions pivota-lly connected with the brackets 12by the strap hinges 1G. These strap hinges have their inner end portions17 crimped as shown to form pockets through which the brackets pass andhave their o-uter end portions extending beyond the standard 15 to formpivot ears. A diagonal supporting and bracing bar 18 is pivotallyconnected at its lower' end with the lower strap hinge 16 by a straphinge 19 which is crimped to form a housing 20 through which a pivot pin21 passes. A bracket 22 is secured to the upper end pon tion of thebracing bar 18 by means of a bolt- 23 passing through an openino' 2l andhas the free end portions 22 of its arms positioned in spaced relationto permit a roller 25 to be rotatably mounted between the arms of t-hebracket upon a pin 2G passing through the openings 27. This bracket 22is preferably countersunk in the bracing bar 18 and is braced by a link28. This link has its lower end portion mounted upon the pin 26 and hasits upper end portion connected with the brace 18. This link not onlyserves as a brace for the bracket 22, but also serves as a guide for thegate which will be hereinafter described. The arms of the bracket 22extend beyond the roller 25 and bracing link 28 and engage the verticalbar 35 of the gate as shown in Fig. 5, so that the bar 35 will beprevented from breaking the roller or wrenching the link loose.

A rod 29 has its inner end portion pivotally connected with a pin 30carried by the hinge 16 and has its free end portion passing through anopening 31 in the upper end portion of the bracing bar 18. The free endportion of this rod 29 is threaded as shown at 32 to permit a nut 33 tobe adjustably mounted upon the rod, thus permitting the pivotal movementof the bracing bar 18, to be regulated.

The gate which is carried by the support is constructed very similar tothe ordinary type of farm gate and comprises the longitudinallyextending `bars 34 which are connected by the cross bars 35. The upperlongitudinally extending bar passes between the bracing bar 18 andsupporting link 28 and rests upon the roller 25. The middle rail of thegate rests upon a roller 36 carrier by the bracket 37 secured to thestandard 15, and it will thus be seen that this gate is mounted uponrotatable supports, thus permitting the gate to be easily movedlontudinally. It should also be noted that the brackets 2S and 37 act asstops to limit the longitudinal movement ot' the gate by the cross bars35 contacting with the brackets as shown in Fig. fl. lVhen this gate isin the normal position and closed it will be in the position shown inFig. 1. ln case it is desired to permit small animals such as hogs topass through the gate and at the same time prevent larger animals suchas horses and cows from passing out the gate may be tilted as shown inFig. 2. lVhen this is done the free end of the gate is tilted upwardly,thus causing a binding engagement between the supporting bar 18 and therod 29. It desired the free end o't the gate may be supported by one oft-he longitudinally extending bars resting upon one of the spacingblocks 14, thus preventing any possibility ot the weight of the gatecausing the bar 18 to slip upon the rod 29 and permitting the gate toreturn to the position shown in Fig. 1. By adjusting the nut 33 the gatemay be caused to slope downwardly from the post 10 to the post 11, thuspreventing any danger of a large opening being left between the gate anda low spot in the road in the event of the road not being level. It itis desired to permit one animal to pass through the gate and to thenclose the gate in time to prevent others from passing out the gate maybe moved longitudinal to the position shown in Fig. 4, thus leaving thegate partially open. After the desired animal has passed out through thegate the person caring for the gate may push the gate to the positionshown in Fig. 1, thus preventing the remaining animals from passing out.

A gate has, therefore, been provided which may be operated in a numberof different ways, and which may be adjusted to permit certain animalsto leave the inclosure, while the remaining animals will be preventedfrom leaving. It will also be seen that the support for the gate notonly permits the gate to be swung open in the ordinary manner, but alsopermits it to be open by longitudinal movement and to be angularlyadjusted in a vertical direction,

Having thus described the'invention what is claimed as new, is

A gate, a support for said gate, a horizontal bracket carried by saidsupport, a vertical strap carried by the upper portion of said supportand connected with said bracket, a roller carried by said bracket, theend of said bracket extending beyond said roller, said gate having oneof its horizontal bars restingupon said roller and passing between saidstrap and brace, the tree end of said bracket engaging one of thevertical bars of said gate to limit the movement of said gate in onedirection and prevent the veitical bar of t-he gate from striking saidrol. er.

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my Y @spion of. this patent may beobtained for ve cents each, by addressing 'che Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. C.

